HELP! I think I killed my seats!

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Gopher

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A couple weeks ago, I got new tires for my BMW with Dove Grey interior. They were delivered to my house and I ran home to pick them up, carefully placed them in my car (without blanket down) and drove to the tire place to get them roadforce balanced. They screwed up my appointment and I ended up leaving them in the car until the following day...



Well, it got kind of hot the next day and they'd been in there for a while and by the time they were removed, I had really resilliant brown marks in the shape of the tire on the seat! I've gone after it with a few various leather cleaners and none of them have put a dent in it!



I'm worried that it didn't stain the leather, but leech the dye out of it.



What are my options guys? Its really bothering me.
 
The same thing happened to my car when I moved. I put the tires in the back and drove my car to my new home, but left the tires in there when I went back and got the moving van. When I took the tires out the next day I had the same tread stain on my tan leather.



I have gone over it with every chemical and process that I have ever known and asked many other pro detailers and cleaning professionals. Nothing works. I believe your seats are ruined as mine are.



If anyone has experiences contrary to this, Gopher and I are both wonderfully thankful, I'm sure.
 
todd@bsaw said:
The same thing happened to my car when I moved. I put the tires in the back and drove my car to my new home, but left the tires in there when I went back and got the moving van. When I took the tires out the next day I had the same tread stain on my tan leather.



I have gone over it with every chemical and process that I have ever known and asked many other pro detailers and cleaning professionals. Nothing works. I believe your seats are ruined as mine are.



If anyone has experiences contrary to this, Gopher and I are both wonderfully thankful, I'm sure.
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Sand the leather and have it professionally re-dyed. 150 bucks or so and you'll never know the difference.
 
I was just going to wait until I saved up enough money for custom two-tone leather seats. Something I've had my eye on for a while now. :)
 
themightytimmah said:
Sand the leather and have it professionally re-dyed. 150 bucks or so and you'll never know the difference.
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I think thats what I may have to do. I'm not even sure where to look for one of these services though...



I guess I'll try the brake cleaner first and if that doesn't work, I'll pony up for a re-dye :-/



Wish I'd bought the damn tires locally, as any savings from buying online and bringing it in to mount/roadforce balance will be wasted fixing this damage. (not to mention my brand new rims got scratched during the mounting!!!)
 
Gopher said:
I think thats what I may have to do. I'm not even sure where to look for one of these services though...



I guess I'll try the brake cleaner first and if that doesn't work, I'll pony up for a re-dye :-/



Wish I'd bought the damn tires locally, as any savings from buying online and bringing it in to mount/roadforce balance will be wasted fixing this damage. (not to mention my brand new rims got scratched during the mounting!!!)
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Something I've found is that a lot of local places will match the online pricing, but you normally eat the tax. I ordered a set of tires from a local place for $513+tax installed, the same tires are $465 shipped on tirerack without install. To me, paying 6% for convenience is worth it.
 
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